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A Beginner's View of Our Electric Universe - New

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Radio waves for communications<br />

Microwaves for cooking and communications<br />

Radar for safety, security and weather<br />

Infra-red radiated heat for all forms <strong>of</strong> warmth and comfort<br />

Illumination <strong>of</strong> various sorts<br />

Ultra-Violet light for revealing things normally invisible and for getting a tan from the Sun<br />

X-rays that show cracks in metal fabrications and allow pictures <strong>of</strong> our bones to be produced<br />

Gamma rays that kill cancer cells and destroy harmful bacteria<br />

So there we have it: absolutely everything that can be called EM radiation comes about through electrons<br />

being forced to temporarily absorb energy then release it in the energy packets we call photons. These released<br />

photons then have particular frequency and energy attributes that are associated with the energy level and type<br />

<strong>of</strong> matter they originated from.<br />

Nuclear Fission<br />

This is the process by which an atom’s nucleus is made to break apart and release great amounts <strong>of</strong> energy in the<br />

process. Normally, this involves a certain variety <strong>of</strong> the element uranium which when used in today’s nuclear<br />

fission reactors is responsible for generating electrical power in a large number <strong>of</strong> countries around the world<br />

who have chosen to adopt this process.<br />

The Nuclear Fission process © author<br />

Nuclear fission is inherently dangerous<br />

and it is also potentially harmful in terms<br />

<strong>of</strong> the environment. This is due to its<br />

waste products being difficult to handle<br />

and requiring great care and security in<br />

terms <strong>of</strong> where and how they are stored<br />

because they are destined to remain with<br />

us in a dangerous radioactive form for<br />

many thousands <strong>of</strong> years. However, as the<br />

decision-making process around fission<br />

77 | Some basic theory that will help

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